Baton Rouge, LA – November 5, 2015 - Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), a leading owner and operator of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, announces the Company’s operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015.

"I am very pleased with our third-quarter revenue growth, particularly given the strong third quarter we had a year ago. AFFO growth is strong and our expectation is that we will exceed the high end of our AFFO guidance for the full year of 2015,” said Lamar chief executive, Sean Reilly.

Third Quarter Highlights

AFFO increased 12.0%

Pro forma direct and G&A operating expense growth held to 1.4%

Corporate expenses declined 2.2%

Third Quarter Results
Lamar reported net revenues of $350.7 million for the third quarter of 2015 versus $335.0 million for the third quarter of 2014, a 4.7% increase. Operating income for the third quarter of 2015 was $111.6 million as compared to $86.0 million for the same period in 2014. Lamar recognized net income of $86.0 million for the third quarter of 2015 compared to net income of $35.1 million for same period in 2014. Net income per basic and diluted share was $0.89 per share and $0.37 per share for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2015 was $159.0 million versus $153.4 million for the third quarter of 2014, a 3.7% increase.

Free Cash Flow for the third quarter of 2015 was $108.7 million as compared to $101.1 million for the same period in 2014, a 7.5% increase.

For the third quarter of 2015, Funds From Operations, or FFO, was $123.5 million versus $93.5 million for the same period in 2014, an increase of 32.0%. Adjusted Funds From Operations, or AFFO, for the third quarter of 2015 was $122.6 million compared to $109.5 million for the same period in 2014, a 12.0% increase. Diluted AFFO per share was $1.27 and $1.14 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which was an increase of 11.4%.

Q3 Pro Forma Three Months Results
Pro forma adjusted net revenue for the third quarter of 2015 increased 1.8% over pro forma adjusted net revenue for the third quarter of 2014. Pro forma adjusted EBITDA increased 2.5% as compared to pro forma adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2014. Pro forma adjusted net revenue and pro forma adjusted EBITDA include adjustments to the 2014 period for acquisitions and divestitures for the same time frame as actually owned in the 2015 period. See “Reconciliation of Reported Basis to Pro Forma Basis”, which provides reconciliations to GAAP for adjusted and pro forma measures.

Q3 Nine Months Results
Lamar reported net revenues of $997.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 versus $950.4 million for the same period in 2014, a 5.0% increase. Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $278.2 million as compared to $190.2 million for the same period in 2014. Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 increased 6.3% to $432.9 million versus $407.4 million for the same period in 2014. In addition, Lamar recognized net income of $186.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to net income of $45.6 million for the same period in 2014. Net income per basic and diluted share was $1.93 per share and $0.48 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Free Cash Flow for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 increased 14.9% to $272.7 million as compared to $237.5 million for the same period in 2014.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, FFO was $312.5 million versus $235.9 million for the same period of 2014, a 32.5% increase. AFFO for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $319.5 million compared to $271.2 million for the same period in 2014, a 17.8% increase. Diluted AFFO per share increased 16.9% to $3.32 as compared to $2.84 in the comparable period in 2014.

Distributions
On September 30, 2015, Lamar made a dividend distribution of $0.69 per share, or a total of approximately $66.6 million, to common stockholders of record on September 16, 2015.

Liquidity
As of September 30, 2015, Lamar had $275.4 million in total liquidity that consisted of $246.3 million available for borrowing under its revolving senior credit facility and approximately $29.1 million in cash and cash equivalents.

Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding guidance for fiscal 2015. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others: (1) our significant indebtedness; (2) the state of the economy and financial markets generally and the effect of the broader economy on the demand for advertising; (3) the continued popularity of outdoor advertising as an advertising medium; (4) our need for and ability to obtain additional funding for operations, capital expenditures, debt refinancing or acquisitions; (5) our ability to continue to qualify as a REIT and maintain our status as a REIT; (6) the regulation of the outdoor advertising industry by federal, state and local governments; (7) the integration of companies that we acquire and our ability to recognize cost savings or operating efficiencies as a result of these acquisitions; (8) changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines; (9) changes in tax laws applicable to REITs or in the interpretation of those laws; (10) our ability to renew expiring contracts at favorable rates; (11) our ability to successfully implement our digital deployment strategy; and (12) the market for our Class A common stock. For additional information regarding factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in our forward-looking statements, we refer you to the risk factors included in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, as supplemented by any risk factors contained in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We caution investors not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this document. These statements speak only as of the date of this document, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the statements, except as may be required by law.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company has presented the following measures that are not measures of performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP): Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, Funds From Operations (FFO), Adjusted Funds From Operations, (AFFO), Diluted AFFO per share, adjusted pro forma results and outdoor operating income. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income before income tax expense (benefit), interest expense (income), gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt and investments, stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization and gain or loss on disposition of assets and investments. Free Cash Flow is defined as Adjusted EBITDA less interest, net of interest income and amortization of financing costs, current taxes, preferred stock dividends and total capital expenditures. Funds From Operations is defined as net income before real estate depreciation and amortization, gains or loss from disposition of real estate assets and investments and an adjustment to eliminate non controlling interest, which is the definition used by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). Adjusted Funds From Operations is defined as Funds From Operations adjusted for straight line (revenue) expense, stock based compensation expense, non cash tax expense (benefit), non real estate related depreciation and amortization, amortization of deferred financing and debt issuance costs, loss on extinguishment of debt, non-recurring, infrequent or unusual losses (gains), less maintenance capital expenditures and an adjustment for non controlling interest. Diluted AFFO per share is defined as AFFO divided by the weighted average diluted common shares outstanding. Outdoor operating income is defined as operating income before corporate expenses, stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization and gain on disposition of assets. These measures are not intended to replace financial performance measures determined in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered alternatives to operating income, net income, cash flows from operating activities, or other GAAP figures as indicators of the Company’s financial performance or liquidity. The Company’s management believes that Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, Funds From Operations, Adjusted Funds From Operations, Diluted AFFO per share, adjusted pro forma results and outdoor operating income are useful in evaluating the Company’s performance and provide investors and financial analysts a better understanding of the Company’s core operating results. The pro forma acquisition adjustments are intended to provide information that may be useful for investors when assessing period to period results. Our presentation of these non-GAAP measures, including AFFO and FFO, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by similarly situated companies. See “Supplemental Schedules—Unaudited Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” and “Supplemental Schedules—Unaudited REIT Measures and Reconciliations to GAAP Measures”, which provides a reconciliation of each of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

Conference Call Information
A conference call will be held to discuss the Company’s operating results on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. central time. Instructions for the conference call and Webcast are provided below:

General Information
Founded in 1902, Lamar Advertising (Nasdaq: LAMR) is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in North America, with more than 318,000 displays across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Lamar offers advertisers a variety of billboard, interstate logo and transit advertising formats, helping both local businesses and national brands reach broad audiences every day. In addition to its more traditional out-of-home inventory, Lamar is proud to offer its customers the largest network of digital billboards in the United States with over 2,200 displays.

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